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Derek Robertson An Aberdeen-based independent financial services firm has made a key appointment to strengthen its services.

Paisley Sheriff Court A Scottish accountant has narrowly avoided jail after admitting that he consumed ten pints of beer before getting behind the wheel of his car and ploughing into a taxi as he drove home from a country club party.

Sacha Romanovitch Accountancy firm Grant Thornton is set to make equitable history as the first major practice to launch an all-employee consultation on a model for shared enterprise which will empower all of its 4,500 employees to have a say and a stake in the firm.

Emily Handfield-Jones Royal Bank of Scotland has announced the first two of a trio of new business development appointments for newly created roles in the north of Scotland.

Keith Miller CBE Edinburgh-based Miller Homes has raised its projections to 3,000 homes a year after posting strong profit growth for 2014.

Roger Dunnett Accountant Roger Dunnett has retired as a partner of the Dundee firm Walker Dunnett.

Sir Angus Grossart Alexander Dennis, the Scottish bus and coach builder bought 11 years ago by a consortium led by Sir Angus Grossart, Sir Brian Souter and Sir David Murray, could fetch £300 million, if rumours of an impending sale are true.

Mark Richards Specialist global insurer Hiscox has granted its Scottish broker “delegated authority” to underwrite on its behalf.

John Lennon Visits to Scotland’s main tourist attractions increased by 1.7 million last year, according to new research conducted by Glasgow Caledonian University’s (GCU) Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism Business Development.

Jim McColl The business and assets of Grantown-on-Spey-based MacKellar Sub-Sea Limited and its related company, Tritech Nairn Limited, have been sold to Ferguson Marine Engineering, a subsidiary of Clyde Blowers Capital.

David Dowell BDO has announced that David Dowell will be joining the accountancy firm next week as a senior manager in corporate tax in its Glasgow office.

Robert Fergusson Ayr-based accountants William Duncan + Co has launched its expansion drive with the opening of a new Glasgow office.

Thomas Ashdown The removal of no fault grounds for repossession and the spectre of rent controls in city hotspots will result in an exodus of landlords from the Scottish private rented sector (PRS), new research has suggested.

Sandy Manson Johnston Carmichael has been announced as a finalist in the Scottish Accountancy & Finance Awards for an eighth consecutive year.

Martin Gilbert Aberdeen Asset Management grew revenue, profit and assets under management in the six months to the end of March, as last year’s acquisition of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership buoyed half year results.